Best Thomas Kuhn Podcasts (2025)

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130: Structure of Scientific Revolutions -- Thomas Kuhn (Part 2) 45:36

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In Part 2 of the episode on Kuhn’s Structure of Scientific Revolutions, we bring the concepts to the present day. His essay uses examples mostly from the natural sciences, so we ponder over how well his concepts apply to the social sciences. Also, in Kuhn’s time, science was generally seen to be a good thing and scientific progress translated into …

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131: Commitment and Community -- Rosabeth Moss Kanter (Part 2) 45:28

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In Part 2 of our episode on Kanter’s Commitment and Community, we examine in depth her conclusions about the distinction between “retreat” and “service” communities and why the former tends to fail while the latter shows greater chances of long-term success. However, we also debate on the meaning of “success” as being more nuanced that merely durat…

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131: Commitment and Community -- Rosabeth Moss Kanter (Part 1) 43:18

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This month we return to the works of Rosabeth Moss Kanter, whose works on tokenism we explored way back in Episode 17. This time, we will discuss one of her better known books Commitment and Community: Commune and Utopias in Sociological Perspective that examines the origins and life cycle of numerous communes that sprang up in the US from the mid-…

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131: Commitment and Community -- Rosabeth Moss Kanter (summary of episode) 4:31

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Coming soon! In our next episode, we will discuss Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s famous book Commitment and Community that examines the origins and life cycle of numerous communes that sprang up in the US from the mid-19th century to the 1960s. What drove people to start or join these communes? And then, what factors allowed some to survive for decades or …

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DIE MAGIE DES BLEIBENS. Oder auch: Meisterin der Vermeidung 16:50

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Inspiriert durch eine Klientin von mir. Wo findest du dich wieder? xoxo Friederike PS: Connecte dich doch mal! Du findest mich auf Insta @friederike.thesoundofyou Support the show Lass uns über deine Herausforderungen, Träume und Ziele sprechen. Insta: @friederike.thesoundofyou Website: thesoundofyou.me Ich freue mich von dir zu hören! Friederike .…

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ON BECOMING UNAPOLOGETIC. Musikerin Nina Duschek über ihren Weg in die absolute Echtheit 45:26

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Wenige Menschen haben mich in einem Interview bisher so beeindruckt wie die Vollblut-Musikerin Nina Duschek. Erst vor Kurzem sorgte Nina mit ihrem Auftritt bei X-Factor Italy für Aufmerksamkeit. Aus den Worten der italienischen Künstlerin spricht Power und gleichzeitig die Weisheit einer jungen Frau, die sich schon ehrlich und schonungslos mit ihre…

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LIEBE. Sie wirklich fühlen und ausdrücken. 16:42

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"Du bist Liebe" "Du bist geliebt" Wir reden so viel davon. Konzepte von "Einssein"/ "Wir sind Alle Liebe"/ "Selbstliebe"/ etc. kursieren schon seit ich mich in diesem Feld bewege und länger. Aber... Spürst du das wirklich so? Wenn es dir so geht wie mir, dann ist diese Liebe für dich bisher ein mentales Konezpt geblieben - jedenfalls meistens. In d…

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130: Structure of Scientific Revolutions -- Thomas Kuhn (Part 1) 49:42

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For our 10th anniversary episode, we selected a modern classic that greatly informs science and research across many disciplines, including organization studies. Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is a book often assigned to rising graduate students as a primer for entering the sciences. A culmination of Kuhn’s earlier works on t…

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130: Structure of Scientific Revolutions -- Thomas Kuhn (Summary of Episode) 4:00

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Coming soon! For our 10th anniversary episode, we selected a modern classic that greatly informs science and research across many disciplines, including organization studies. Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is a book often assigned to rising graduate students as a primer for entering the sciences.…

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DIE SCHATZTRUHE DEINER (DEUTSCHEN) SCHAM_mit Stefanie Woitun 57:17

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Haben wir Alle ein Thema mit Scham? Mir fehlen die Worte um die Weisheit, das Wissen und die Feinfühligkeit zu beschreiben, die durch Stefanie Woitun strahlen, wenn sie spricht. Dich erwartet in dieser Folge: * Was ist Scham eigentlich und wie wirkt sie? * Was liegt auf der anderen Seite von Scham? * Was hat das Alles mit (deinem) Deutsch-Sein - un…

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130A: Our 10th Anniversary Episode! 45:02

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10 years ago today, on October 13th, 2015, four rising scholars – Dmitrijs, Pedro, Miranda, and Ralph – launched the Talking About Organization Podcast with an episode on Frederic Taylor’s The Principles of Scientific Management. In this special, current-day cast members reflect on what we have done and what we would like to continue doing in the p…

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Zurückhaltung! Wie deine Stimme dir Räume eröffnet 15:30

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Eins ist klar: Ein NEIN hast du schon. Dieses nervige, unschuldige, kleine Sprichwort trägt so viel Wahrheit in sich. Wenn du dich nicht traust zu fragen, ist dir das Nein schon sicher. In diesem Podcast teile ich mit dir, wie deine Stimme dir Räume und Möglichkeiten eröffnen kann und gebe dir auch zwei ganz persönliche Beispiele, wie das aussehen …

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Vulva Voice! Die holistische Arbeit mit der Stimme_ Interview mit Gwen Thomas 43:44

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Dieses Interview hat es in sich: Gwen Thomas ist Autorin des Buches Vulva Voice – Starke Stimme, starke Frau, Gründerin des Holistisch-Stimmtherapeutischen Coachings® und Co-Gründerin des Soma Space in Hamburg. In ihrer Arbeit verbindet sie Stimme, Körper und Bewusstsein zu einem ganzheitlichen Ansatz der Befreiung. Im Podcast spricht sie über die …

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Zwischen Trauma und Zukunftsvision - Die Sehnsucht nach dem Jetzt 19:43

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Zwischen Heilung, die oft in die Vergangenheit blickt, und Manifestation, die in die Zukunft blickt, liegt der Schlüssel: Der jetzige Moment. Der einzige Moment, in dem wir je etwas fühlen und handeln können. Der einzige Moment, in dem wir leben. In dieser Folge teile ich meine Wahrnehmung mit dir über die aktuelle Sehnsucht vieler Menschen - und d…

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496: Trump's Big Beautiful Bill: Revolutionizing Real Estate Investing and Saving on Taxes 29:45

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Jason presents Travis King, CEO of Realm, a real estate investor collective, focusing on the "Big Beautiful Bill" and its positive implications for real estate investors. They discuss specific provisions like accelerated depreciation and the permanent grandfathering of Opportunity Zones, highlighting their role in attracting capital back into the m…

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Wenn Self-Care zum To-Do wird _ mit Nadine Kühn 36:23

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Wir kennen ihn alle: Alltagsstress. Der ganz normale Wahnsinn. Viel Action, wenig Ruhepausen. Und dann: Der Call for Self-Care. Aber was bedeutet eigentlich Self-Care wirklich? Diese kraftvolle und ehrliche Unterhaltung mit Nadine Kühn bringt Licht ins Dunkel und deckt so einige Schattenseiten der Self-Care-Praxis auf. Coach, Sängerin und Medical I…

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129: Socialization and Training -- The Private SNAFU Series (Part 2) 44:18

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In Part 2 of the episode on the Private SNAFU video series, we recount the various trials and tribulations of developing training modules for organizational use. What kinds of media and approaches would be most effective and most efficient, given the increasing breadth and complexity of workplace rules and policies that need to be socialized among …

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129: Socialization and Training -- The Private SNAFU Series (Part 1) 42:44

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Private SNAFU was a series of black-and-white animated shorts of three to five minutes in length recounting various misadventures of the title character as he goes to war. The purpose of the training videos was to socialize and reinforce the importance of adherence existing US Army policies and procedures and helping to introduce soldiers to potent…

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129: Socialization and Training -- The Private SNAFU Series (Summary of Episode) 3:29

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For this year’s movie episode, we elected to take on a video series used during World War II to help socialize US Army rules and procedures among forces either deployed or getting ready to deploy. Private SNAFU was a series of black-and-white animated shorts of three to five minutesin length recounting various misadventures of the title character a…

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Was wäre wenn...? Herzlich Willkommen zur neuen Staffel!! 12:26

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Ein ganz herzliches Willkommen. Ein paar kraftvolle Fragen. Ein paar magische Klänge. Was erwartet dich in der dritten Staffel vom The Sound of You Podcast? Das und einen kraftvollen Impuls für deinen Alltag erwartet dich in dieser ersten Folge des neuen Podcasts. Folge mir auf Instagram @friederike.thesoundofyou und nimm jederzeit gern Kontakt zu …

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495: Strong Rental Market Demand, The Age of Bitcoin and the Coming Ai Disruptions with Mark Moss 37:41

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Jason welcomes Mark Moss, an expert in monetary policy, cryptocurrency, and investments. They primarily center on the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and technology on the economy and society. Moss argues that while AI offers immense potential for increased efficiency and wealth creation, it also exacerbates the wealth gap due…

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128: Meaningfulness of Work -- Andrew Carton (Part 2) 49:44

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In Part 2, we continue exploring the case study of NASA in the 1960s. Having discussed the strategies used by President Kennedy to inspire NASA’s members to the ultimate goal of putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade, it was then up to the members to connect their work activities (many of which had nothing directly to do with spacefligh…

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128: Meaningfulness of Work -- Andrew Carton (Part 1) 46:46

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In this month’s episode, we examine a historical case study about how meaningfulness of work can be shaped by leaders’ actions. One frequently cited example of the solidarity felt among members of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the decade-long runup to the Apollo XI moon landing is the often-repeated—but apocryphal—…

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128: Meaningfulness of Work -- Andrew Carton (summary of episode) 4:19

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Coming soon! We will discuss Drew Carton’s 2018 article “’I’m not mopping the floors, I’m putting a man on the moon’: How NASA leaders enhanced the meaningfulness of work by changing the meaning of work” from Administrative Science Quarterly that delves into the reality behind the myth of the highly motivated NASA janitor during the 1960s.…

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494: The US Economic Ponzi Scheme: Avoiding Collapse and the Path to Stability with Les Rubin 17:56

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Jason and Les Rubin discuss the critical issues of entitlements, government size, and the tax code in relation to US economic stability. They explore the potential of converting Social Security to private accounts and the challenges of reforming the current entitlement programs, acknowledging the need for public education and a shift in attitude. L…

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127: The Problem of Embeddedness -- Mark Granovetter (Part 2) 38:05

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In Part 2 of the episode on Mark Granovetter's 1985 paper, "Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness," we consider the meaning of embeddedness in contemporary practical situations and the significant body of research that followed forty years later. His framework provides a more nuanced and realistic explanation of economic…

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127: The Problem of Embeddedness -- Mark Granovetter (Part 1) 46:49

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In this month’s episode, we discuss Mark Granovetter's 1985 paper, Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness. Granovetter's work provided a middle ground between two overly simplistic perspectives presented respectively by economists and sociologists-- the undersocialized view that treated individuals as isolated, purely rat…

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127: The Problem of Embeddedness -- Mark Granovetter (summary of episode) 3:51

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Coming soon! We will discuss Mark Granovetter's 1985 paper, "Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness." He argued that economic behavior is not the product of isolated rational calculations, nor is it fully determined by social norms. Instead, individuals are embedded in a complex network of relationships that simultaneousl…

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493: Halal Investing Unlocked: Smart Strategies for Ethical Wealth Growth 23:43

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Jason welcomes Dilshod Jumaniyazov as they discuss the concept of halal investing, which aligns with Islamic rules and laws, and its potential appeal to non-Muslims interested in social, responsible, and ethical investing. They also explore the rules and principles of Islamic finance, including the concept of 'halal' or permissible sources of reven…

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126: Labor and Monopoly Capital -- Harry Braverman (Part 2) 44:19

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In Part 2 of the episode on Harry Braverman’s book Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the 20th Century, we consider the half-century since its publication and how things turned out rather differently from Braverman’s predictions at the end of the book. Algorithmic management, deunionization, globalization, and advances in techno…

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126: Labor and Monopoly Capital -- Harry Braverman (Part 1) 41:54

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In this month’s episode, we discuss Harry Braverman’s book Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the 20th Century. Along with his criticism of how work had been systematically deskilled over time, he was also highly critical of many of the seminal authors and schools of thought that he felt enabled this shift. Among his targets wer…

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126: Labor and Monopoly Capital -- Harry Braverman (Summary of Episode) 3:59

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Coming soon! We will examine Harry Braverman’s 1974 book Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the 20th Century. It is considered a foundational text on labor relations and the systematic ways that work has been deskilled over time and why. How well have his arguments stood the test of time to the present day?…

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492: Fractional Real Estate Investing for Only $250 with Alex Blackwood 38:01

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Jason and Alex Blackwood discuss the current state of the DC housing market, focusing on the impact of low mortgage rates, the challenges of housing affordability, and the potential for a widening wealth gap between homeowners and renters. They also explored the impact of the pandemic on the real estate market, the potential benefits of Trump's pol…

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125: Institution and Action -- Steven Barley (Part 2) 39:13

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In Part 2 of our episode on Barley, we conclude the discussion on the relationship that he drew among the institutionalized patterns of behavior in the hospitals, the actions that the radiologists and technologists undertook, and the subsequent changes to those patterns. How can we use these ideas to better understand work and technological change …

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Episode No. 19 Celebrating the 2025 Supernovas 58:22

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Grant Hansen, Coach Bird and Coach Robson reflect on the Supernovas 2025 season, share their top memories and have more than a few laughs as they close out the first season of Supernovas radio shows.By Supernovas Radio Network

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Episode No. 18 The Playoffs are here feat. Brooke Nuneviller and Natalia Valentin-Anderson 52:06

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Grant Hansen, Coach Bird and Coach Robson get Novas fans ready for the postseason and provide a prank war update. All-PVF Supernovas honorees Brooke Nuneviller and Natalia Valentin-Anderson join the show.By Supernovas Radio Network

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Episode No. 17 The Prank War feat. Toyosi Onabanjo and Allison Whitten 58:41

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Grant Hansen, Coach Bird and Coach Robson recap the final two Supernovas home matches of the season and the Novas ongoing prank war. Plus, middle Toyosi Onabanjo and libero Allison Whitten (AKA Fire and Ice) stop by.By Supernovas Radio Network

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125: Institution and Action -- Steven Barley (Part 1) 54:04

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This month we discuss a foundational work by Steven Barley on the introduction of new technologies into established organizations. His study of the fielding of CT scanners in two hospitals showed how established organization structures and patterns of behavior influenced actions undertaken by radiologists and the new CT technologists, which in turn…

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125: Institution and Action -- Steven Barley (Summary of Episode) 3:44

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Steven Barley’s career has produced considerable scholarship on meaningful work and change in organizations. This month’s episode will cover one of his earliest works on the introduction of CT scanners in two hospitals that greatly altered the structures of their respective radiology departments. Of interest was the story of how that restructuring …

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491: Trump 2.0, Trade Wars, and the Future of the Dollar with Charles Goyette 37:25

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Jason and Charles Goyette discuss the current political climate, the implications of tariffs and trade wars, and the potential for significant changes in government spending and taxation. They also explored the impact of technology on the economy, the concept of currency competition, and the potential for a global financial crisis due to increasing…

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Episode No. 16 The Supernovas Go To The Zoo feat. Gina Mancuso-Prososki 58:35

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Grant Hansen, Coach Bird and Coach Robson detail a pair of sweeps, preview the final two home matches of the season and recap the Novas trip to the zoo. Plus, former Husker and current Supernovas assistant Gina Mancuso-Prososki stops by.By Supernovas Radio Network

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Episode No. 15 One last homestand feat. Camila Gomez and Phoebe Awoleye 58:33

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Grant Hansen, Coach Bird and Coach Robson recap Omaha's visit out West, break down a pair of big home matches and relive Bird's harrowing drive to the show. Player guests this week are Camila Gomez and Phoebe Awoleye.By Supernovas Radio Network

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Lucinda Weller, Esq. (Season 2, Episode 3) 18:32

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As part of the First Gen Lawyer's Project, Karl Strauss, Esq. and Noah Woods, Esq., both members of the Toledo Bar Association (TBA), interview Lucinda J. Weller, managing attorney of the Stability and Independence for Survivors Practice Group at Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. (LAWO), on her journey through her career and what brought her to the p…

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124: Postcolonial Theory -- Anshuman Prasad (Part 2) 47:33

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In Part 2 of our episode on Prasad, we shift our attention to his 2003 book chapter titled “The gaze of the other: Postcolonial theory and organizational analysis” that synthesizes the foundational works of postcolonial theory and tie it to cross-cultural challenges faced by contemporary organizations. We also discuss the implications of the theory…

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Episode No. 14: Playoffs on the horizon? feat. Mac Podraza and Kelsie Payne 59:18

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Grant Hansen, Coach Bird and Coach Robson get Novas fans ready for a key West Coast road trip, test out some new potential words and look back at a thrilling win over Orlando. Opposite Kelsie Payne and setter Mac Podraza stop by the show.By Supernovas Radio Network

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124: Postcolonial Theory -- Anshuman Prasad (Part 1) 46:20

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Anshuman Prasad (1954-2023) was a leading scholar and development of postcolonial theory and bringing it to the domain of management and organization studies. The theory strove to explain the significance influences and impacts that Western colonialism had on non-Western cultures and its implications for organizations located in non-Western setting…

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124: Postcolonial Theory -- Anshuman Prasad (Summary of Episode) 3:24

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Coming soon! We will cover the works of Anshuman Prasad and his development of postcolonial theory and its use in organizational analysis. By examining the origins and spread of Western thought through the colonial period, he explains how much of the Western philosophies and epistemologies remain dominant and the cross-cultural challenges that this…

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Episode No. 13: April Fools and Desert Islands feat. Reagan Cooper and Kaitlyn Hord 59:13

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Grant Hansen, Coach Bird and Coach Robson detail a pair of home Supernovas wins, make a big change to the "Word of the Match" game and ask who would last the longest (or the shortest) on a desert island. Kaitlyn Hord and Reagan Cooper join the show.By Supernovas Radio Network

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Episode No. 12: Bird is late...feat. Brooke Nuneviller and Valeria Vazquez-Gomez 58:12

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Grant Hansen, Coach Bird and Coach Robson touch on Grant's perspective on the "Orlando trip," talk the loss to Indy and go off the rails in Freebird. Player guest Brooke Nuneviller and Valeria Vazquez-Gomez join the show.By Supernovas Radio Network

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Episode No. 11: Grant's gone feat. Geoff Extrom, Renee Saunders, Ally Batenhorst and Mac Podraza 58:50

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Grant's gone this week. Geoff Extrom and Renee Saunders fill in and are joined by Coach Bird and Coach Robson to recap a successful road trip to the East Coast, and much more as Ally Batenhorst and Mac Podraza join the show.By Supernovas Radio Network